Boy and Girl standing in a field in Africa

We Effect

The Swedish cooperative movements’ development organisation.

We Effect supports development driven by people who live in poverty. We Effect works with local organizations. Their focus is support for small-scale farmers so that they can develop sustainable agriculture and be able to obtain decent housing.

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News August 26, 2024

Flood risk communication through art in Nepal

Youth Innovation Lab, a 2023 Knowledge into Use award winner, presents a documentary that showcases how they partnered with the local municipality to map flood risks and turn these learnings into accessible knowledge for the wider community.

Partner Blog August 14, 2024

Inclusive finance and community-driven solutions play a vital role in Sudan

Since 2022, GRP has been working with Near East Foundation (NEF) to support their work with non-timber forest products producers in Sudan.

News July 30, 2024

Announcing the winners of the Knowledge into Use Awards

Meet the 2024 Knowledge into Use Award grantees.

Partner Blog July 26, 2024

Community-Based Organisations’ impact: Why partnering with CBOs is crucial for sustainable agriculture

In this blog, Ashley Mutiso, Co-founder of Itanya Africa Group, a RAIN Challenge winner, details training sessions with local farmers, where they shared sustainable agricultural practices and learned from the farmers' expertise.

Article July 16, 2024

Exploring equitable resilience in Southern Africa: Insights from Group Concept Mapping

The Disaster Risk working group, one of the Southern African Resilience Academy's working groups, unpacks Group Concept Mapping (GCM), its importance, challenges, and application in the Southern African context